How to use Boot Manager to flash Windows to a Dual OS tablet

[Tutorial] How to use Boot Manager to flash Windows to a Dual OS tablet

hovatek
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04-05-2017, 10:14 PM

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This guide will explain how to flash Windows Operating System to a Dual OS tablet (Windows + Android) using Boot Manager and a Bootable USB drive.

How to flash a Dual OS tablet from Boot Manager

Follow the steps below to install Windows on a dual OS tablet)

Connect the bootable USB device to the tablet and power it on
Once the tablet responds to the power button, tap the Esc key
Select Boot Manager and tap Enter
Select the bootable USB from the list and tap Enter. In this example, its EFI USB Device (ADATA USB Flash Drive)
Sit back and let installation proceed
The tablet should proceed to the Windows installation screen, don't interrupt
Once the tablet boots into Windows, navigate to the desktop. At the System Preparation Tool that appears, for System Cleanup Action, select Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) [First option]. For the Shutdown Options, select Reboot [Second option] (as shown in the image below). Click OK, the tablet should reboot
You should now be at the Windows setup Wizard, follow the prompts at Wizard

Important Notice

You need to have partitioned the device correctly and created the right format of bootable USB else you risk ending up with a Windows only tablet instead of Windows + Android
Avoid interrupting the write process else the device's OS will get corrupted and crash
Text might be displayed in Chinese (during setup). Follow the image cue and change language settings as soon as you're presented with that option

This post was last modified: 12-06-2018, 02:21 PM by hovatek.

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